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Title: Why you don't want to land with only one wheel down.
Post by: Treize69 on March 23, 2009, 01:33:56 PM

Found this on youtube. Hope the plane wasn't too badly damaged and can be repaired.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufLPE3aCFU4

Title: Re: Why you don't want to land with only one wheel down.
Post by: Fulmar on March 23, 2009, 02:17:18 PM

Not that bad of a landing for having 1 wheel down.

Title: Re: Why you don't want to land with only one wheel down.
Post by: Tec on March 23, 2009, 07:30:40 PM

Wow, I would seriously give my firstborn to see a G10 and 262 flying together like that.

Title: Re: Why you don't want to land with only one wheel down.
Post by: frank3 on March 24, 2009, 06:45:12 AM

Landing with 1 gear down seems like a bad idea, I'd rather go with both lowered or with none at all!
Preferably with both  :aok

Although that was quite a nice landing, was the pilot at all aware of the problem when he landed?

EDIT: I'll have to take my words back, damage to the aircraft would've been much greater if he'd land with no gear at all I think.

Title: Re: Why you don't want to land with only one wheel down.
Post by: Treize69 on March 24, 2009, 06:55:39 AM

Quote from: frank3 on March 24, 2009, 06:45:12 AM

EDIT: I'll have to take my words back, damage to the aircraft would've been much greater if he'd land with no gear at all I think.

Actually, I think a belly landing on the grass would have been better off- still would have had the engine and prop damage, but not the wing and landing gear damage. Plus theres probably less of a chance of flipping over on a belly-in.

Title: Re: Why you don't want to land with only one wheel down.
Post by: frank3 on March 24, 2009, 10:55:38 AM

Then again, wouldn't you ruin your air-intakes/oil coolers on your belly?

What was comon practise for 1-wheel landings back in the days? Feather the prop so it wouldn't get damaged (as much) during landing? Was it at all possible to feather your prop on the 109? 

Title: Re: Why you don't want to land with only one wheel down.
Post by: expat on March 27, 2009, 03:56:13 AM

If i remeber correctly the rigth leg collapsed on touch down .

Title: Re: Why you don't want to land with only one wheel down.
Post by: frank3 on March 27, 2009, 07:15:11 AM

A good thing those old warbirds have such a low approuch-speed, it would've been much worse with a modern plane!

Title: Re: Why you don't want to land with only one wheel down.
Post by: Denholm on March 27, 2009, 08:21:11 AM

Quote from: Tec on March 23, 2009, 07:30:40 PM

Wow, I would seriously give my firstborn to see a G10 and 262 flying together like that.

Don't let him find this post! :t


$200 to keep me silent.

Title: Re: Why you don't want to land with only one wheel down.
Post by: frank3 on March 27, 2009, 10:23:10 AM

waw $2000? I bet he'd give his firstborn before that!